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The Future is Now: Why Trial Lawyers and Judges Should Embrace Generative AI Now and How to Do It Safely and Productively

Introduction: The Urgency and Promise of Generative AI in Law - The unprecedented rapid advancement of generative artificial intelligence (AI) worldwide presents the legal profession with a pivotal opportunity for...more

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Case Study: Practical Testing for Effectively Organizing Documents with GenAI Review

This case study outlines a practical framework for evaluating Generative AI (“GenAI”) review for organizing documents in discovery using Relativity’s aiR for Review....more

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Chambers Guidance: Using AI Large Language Models (LLMs) Wisely and Ethically

Tomorrow, I’m delivering a talk to the Texas Second Court of Appeals (Fort Worth), joined by my friend, Lynne Liberato of Houston. We will address LLM use in chambers and in support of appellate practice, where Lynne is a...more

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From Prompters to Partners: The Rise of Agentic AI in Law and Professional Practice

Introduction: Beyond the Prompt Era - The legal profession is undergoing a profound shift. For decades, the integration of computing in law was incremental—word processors, databases, legal research platforms....more

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AI Companionship and Machine Intuition: Rethinking Relationships in the Age of Artificial Empathy

ComplexDiscovery Editor’s Note: This featured article from ComplexDiscovery OÜ provides an examination of one of the most compelling sessions from the 2025 Dublin Tech Summit, where AI transcended analytics and delved into...more

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[Webinar] Ask the Experts: Live Demo + Interactive Q&A on Exterro Intelligence Capabilities - June 18th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

Curious about how Exterro Intelligence features can transform your legal processes? Join our product experts for an exclusive live demo showcasing real-world applications of our latest AI-powered capabilities that can improve...more

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AI Can Improve Great Lawyers—But It Can’t Replace Them

The rise of legal AI has sparked a familiar fear: that our hard-won expertise might be absorbed into machines. That lawyers will be off-loaded—our reasoning encoded, commodified, and reduced to prompts. That we’ll be...more

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Technology-Assisted Review Was Litigation’s First Encounter With AI

While the use of artificial intelligence for drafting legal pleadings is a relatively new phenomenon, the deployment of artificial intelligence in pretrial discovery of electronically stored information is not. In fact, the...more

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Bots Battle for Supremacy in Legal Reasoning – Part Five: Reigning Champion, Orion, ChatGPT-4.5 Versus Scorpio, ChatGPT-o3

Will the challenger, Scorpion, defeat the reigning champ, Orion? Or will Orion keep his title as the world’s best AI legal reasoner? Read about my experiment and find out....more

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Dario Amodei Warns of the Danger of Black Box AI that No One Understands

Dario Amodei, Chief Scientist and CEO of Anthropic, has written another important article you should read: The Urgency of Interpretability. He is very concerned that scientists have created a powerful new technology that no...more

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Zero to One: A Visual Guide to Understanding the Top 22 Dangers of AI

When zero becomes one, possibility leaps out of the void, as Peter Thiel champions in his book, Zero to One. But what happens when the entrepreneur is foolish and pushes his scientists to open a Pandora’s box? What happens...more

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Enhancing Discovery with Alchemy Textract: How AI-Powered OCR Captures Handwritten Notes and Poorly Scanned Documents

In today’s legal landscape, investigations and discovery often involve processing thousands of complex documents. Traditional Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology struggles with the varied document types legal...more

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Bar Battle of the Bots – Part Four: Birth of Scorpio

The AI bot battles rage on. This round, we test OpenAI’s newest contender, released April 16, 2025: ChatGPT o3. Not to be confused with its leaner sibling—ChatGPT o3-mini, which debuted in January. When we tested that old...more

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Afraid of AI? Learn the Seven Cardinal Dangers and How to Stay Safe

If you’re afraid of artificial intelligence, you’re not alone, and you’re not wrong to be cautious. AI is no longer science fiction. It’s embedded in the apps we use, the decisions that affect our lives, and the tools...more

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When AI Gets Personal: Legal Implications of Artificial Intimacy

ComplexDiscovery Editor’s Note: Emotional bonds with AI are no longer speculative—they’re shaping user behavior and redefining the risks legal professionals must address. This thoughtful exploration of artificial intimacy...more

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Custom GPTs: Why Constant Updating Is Essential for Relevance and Performance

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been immersed in the necessary but time-consuming task of updating my Custom GPTs—AI tools I designed using OpenAI’s GPT Builder platform. Some are private, tailored to my work as a lawyer,...more

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Court Holds That an ESI Protocol Must be Specific in GenAI Copyright Class Action

In Andersen v. Stability AI Ltd., 2025 WL 870358 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 19, 2025), the court resolved a dispute over an ESI Protocol. The starting point was a Standing Order that, absent good cause, parties “shall use” one of the...more

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ComplexDiscovery OÜ – Winter 2025 eDiscovery Pricing Report: A Market in Transition

In a year marked by technological innovation and market adaptation, the Winter 2025 eDiscovery Pricing Survey from ComplexDiscovery OÜ and the Electronic Discovery Reference Model provides a timely snapshot of pricing trends...more

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Hope for the Future: How Students Are Defining the Best Use of AI

This month I celebrated another birthday—an occasion that naturally prompts reflections on time, legacy, and the world future generations will inherit. As a legal educator, a pivotal question on my mind is how the legal...more

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New Battle of the Bots: ChatGPT 4.5 Challenges Reigning Champ ChatGPT 4o

Two AI heavyweights step into the ring: ChatGPT 4o, the reigning champion of fluency and speed, and the new challenger, ChatGPT 4.5, boasting an upgraded intellect and sharper wit. But which one is truly the best? To find...more

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The Final Challenge: How GenAI Crafted BP’s “Impossible” Closing Argument

Over the past few months, we’ve been exploring how generative AI can transform trial preparation by analyzing complex litigation materials and producing sophisticated closing arguments. Our series began with an exploration of...more

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The Evolution of AI in Litigation

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Although occasional murmurings about general AI reached the public during the 2010s, it was ChatGPT’s November ‘22 entrance onto the global stage that officially introduced the world to artificial intelligence....more

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Bar Battle of the Bots – Part One

The legal world is watching AI with both excitement and skepticism. Can today’s most advanced reasoning models think like a lawyer? Can they dissect complex fact patterns, apply legal principles, and construct a persuasive...more

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Navigating AI in the Judiciary: What E-Discovery Professionals Need to Know

Artificial intelligence is transforming how legal professionals work—and now, it’s shaping how judges approach their role in the courtroom. With the release of Navigating AI in the Judiciary: New Guidelines for Judges and...more

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Creating a Compelling Argument in the BP Trial: Government Plaintiffs’ Closing

Our exploration of generative AI in trial preparation has demonstrated how Large Language Models can analyze complex materials to generate sophisticated closing arguments. We began by showing how to overcome traditional LLM...more

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